Product Details

Retina DisplayWe wanted this MacBook Pro to have a screen as vivid as your imagination.
A screen where everything you see is remarkably vibrant, detailed, and sharp.
What we created was the world’s highest-resolution notebook display —
and our most jaw-dropping Retina display yet

One screen. Five million pixels
When you pack over 5 million pixels into a 15.4-inch display, the results
are positively stunning. The pixel density is so high, your eyes can’t
discern individual pixels. Images take on a new level of realism and text
is pin sharp. And with a 2880-by-1800 resolution, you can see more of
your high-resolution images onscreen with pixel-for-pixel accuracy. So
your best ideas can become your best work

More color and contrast. Less glare
The new Retina display reduces glare while maintaining incredible color
and quality. In fact, it has a 29 percent higher contrast ratio than a
standard MacBook Pro display. Blacks are blacker. Whites are whiter. And
everything in between is rich and vibrant. IPS technology gives you a
wide, 178-degree view of everything on the screen, so you’ll see
the difference at practically any angle. And you’re going to love
what you see

All-Flash Storage
When your goal is to build the high-performance notebook of the future, you
begin at its foundation. For this MacBook Pro, that foundation was flash.
Because when you build a notebook around an all-flash architecture, not only
is everything more durable, reliable, and battery efficient — everything
is fast. Really, really fast

There’s a reason they call it “flash.”
You’ll notice a difference in whatever you do — starting up
takes seconds, apps launch quickly, even navigating the desktop feels
incredibly fluid and responsive. It’s all thanks to flash storage,
which gives you up to four times the performance of a traditional hard
drive.1 When you use apps like Final Cut Pro or Aperture, you can perform
even the most demanding tasks right from your internal storage. And since
the all-new MacBook Pro comes with up to 768GB of flash storage, you can
keep all your important files with you, including large video and photo
libraries. Flash doesn’t have any moving parts, which makes it superdurable
and quiet. It also has the ability to stay in standby mode for up to a
month. Whether it’s been 1 day or 30, this all-flash MacBook Pro
will spring to life, right where you left off

Long-Lasting Battery
The all-new MacBook Pro has more than just processing power. It has an incredible
amount of battery power, too. So you can do more than ever — all on a
single charge

Matching power for power
A 7-hour battery life is impressive for any notebook. But for a high-performance
notebook with an ultra-high-resolution display, top-of-the-line processors
and graphics, and a superslim design, it’s absolutely remarkable.
The built-in 95-watt-hour battery gives you up to 1000 full charge and
discharge cycles and up to 30 days of instant-on standby time.3 Which
means you can put your MacBook Pro to sleep, and it’ll come back
on instantly — after a day, a week, or even a month. With Power Nap
coming this summer in OS X Mountain Lion, your MacBook Pro can continue
to receive new email and calendar invitations while it’s asleep.
And when it’s connected to a power source, it can download software
updates and make backups with Time Machine. So the next time you open
your notebook, everything’s right there waiting for you

Intel Core i7
The all-new MacBook Pro comes with the fastest mobile quad-core processor
on the market: the Intel Core i7. It’s the muscle behind the most powerful
notebook we’ve ever built

The new mobile powerhouse
This notebook has the power to do amazing things. Third-generation Intel
Core i7 Ivy Bridge processors with a state-of-the-art 22-nanometer single-die
microarchitecture provide the fastest quad-core performance ever in a
notebook. Hyper-Threading technology allows two threads to run simultaneously
on each core. And with speeds up to 2.7GHz, 6MB of shared L3 cache, and
Turbo Boost speeds up to 3.7GHz, these processors are great for running
professional applications like Aperture and Final Cut Pro. They also support
up to 16GB of superfast 1600MHz memory. Which means the all-new MacBook
Pro is ready to take on whatever you can dream up

Next-Generation NVIDIA Graphics
Graphics on the all-new MacBook Pro are so fast, smooth, and realistic, you
might just forget you’re looking at a computer screen

The power behind the pixels
The all-new MacBook Pro has a phenomenal display — and a GPU to match.
Based on a next-generation Kepler architecture with 1GB of dedicated video
memory, the NVIDIA GeForce GT 650M graphics processor provides up to 60
percent faster graphics performance than any notebook we’ve ever
made.4 And it delivers enough power to drive the amazing 5-million-pixel
Retina display as well as two external displays. All while making the
most graphics-intensive tasks — like rendering HD video and editing
RAW photography — fast, fluid, and incredibly lifelike

Ports and Connections

The future of high-speed data transfer. Ready to use today
Everything about the all-new MacBook Pro is high performance — even
its I/O. Thunderbolt is the fastest, most versatile I/O available, and
this notebook has two Thunderbolt ports. That’s a huge advantage
when you need to connect to just about anything — external displays,
RAID arrays, video capture devices, even FireWire peripherals (adapter
sold separately, available July) and Gigabit Ethernet networks (adapter
sold separately). Combine that with two USB 3 ports, an HDMI port, and
an SDXC card slot, and in a matter of minutes you can build an entire
professional studio with the all-new MacBook Pro as its centerpiece

Stay connected with the most advanced wireless technology
Meet the ultimate mobile creative studio. With an emphasis on mobile.
Equipped with the latest three-stream 802.11n Wi-Fi5 and Bluetooth 4.0
wireless technology, you’re free to unplug and still stay connected
— to your network, to your wireless peripherals, and to the world

Audio and Visual

Advanced speaker design. Your notebook never sounded this good
You haven’t heard it all until you’ve heard the speakers inside
the all-new MacBook Pro. For something so thin and light, the sound is
huge. And with a wide dynamic range, optimal balance, and a crisp, expressive
quality, these speakers might sound too good to be true. That’s because
we labored painstakingly over the design to maximize the quality of every
decibel you hear

Dual mics. They’ll hear you loud and clear
Dual built-in microphones are great for when you want to be heard. If
you’re making a FaceTime call, for example, the mics reduce background
noise from behind the notebook. And when you use Dictation (coming this
summer in OS X Mountain Lion), they create an adaptive audio beam that
intelligently adjusts to detect your voice — instead of the noise
around you

FaceTime HD Camera
The FaceTime HD camera is built into the widescreen Retina display. So
you can make 720p HD calls to someone else’s iPad, iPhone, iPod touch,
or Mac with a FaceTime HD camera

Specifications:

Display

Retina display: 15.4-inch (diagonal) LED-backlit display with IPS
technology; 2880-by-1800 resolution at 220 pixels per inch with support for
millions of colors

Wireless Internet access requires a base station or other wireless access
point and Internet access; fees may apply. Some ISPs are not currently compatible
with AirPort

Testing conducted by Apple in May 2012 using preproduction 2.6GHz quad-core
Intel Core i7–based 15-inch MacBook Pro units. The wireless web test
measures battery life by wirelessly browsing 25 popular websites with display
brightness set to 50%. The standby test measures battery life by allowing
a system, connected to a wireless network, to enter standby mode with Safari
and Mail applications launched and all system settings left at default. Battery
life varies by use and configuration. See www.apple.com/batteries for more
information

I use this laptop for business - I've found this laptop much easier and better equipped to handle photo and video editing when compared to a Windows based laptop I had been using. I purchased the Windows Office Suite for Mac so I could still get my Outlook emails along with Word, Excel and Powerpoint. One of the things I like best about this laptop is how I can open it up, turn it on, and be working on what I need to work on within 30 seconds, there's no long start up time. Apple has done an excellent job with integrating all of their products for cross-functional usage. This laptop pairs up nicely with my Apple TV - I can wirelessly project my laptop screen to my 46" TV. Nothing to report in the way of negatives. All positives so far!

I use the macbook pro retina for both personal and business use. Am a marketing professional, the graphics capabilities and color representation are unparalleled. The screen and form factor are a work of art and it is light and strong enough to easily slip into my briefcase and take to the road, a revelation for such a large 15.4" size. It's 1/2 pound lighter than Asus 15 zenbook, which is already a slim jim.

I am a photographer and bought this for editing pictures. I have used several types of computers over the years and hated the idea of going to a Mac. After two full days of use, the first one being moving my files over, I discovered how much I really began loving this machine. This machine is probably over kill for a lot of people and the air would be a better match, but if you are into editing pictures or video of any kind there is no comparison. Windows just doesn't have the same performance.

Apple MacBook Pro 2.3GHz Intel Core i7 Notebook Computer

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